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Singing and piano playing.
"When I Get Back to Tennessee," "Floating Down the Old Green River," "When I Leave the World Behind," "Midnight Cakewalk Ball" and "Rosie, Don't Make No Theatre."
The audience was particularly loath to let him leave the stage even after he had given them two encore numbers.
Al Wohlman, assisted by Willie White at the piano, is offering a singing turn that was easily the hit of the bill at the City Tuesday night. Wohlman hasn't a big voice, but he has a bundle of personality and a manner of putting a song over that goes a long way. He opens with "When I Get Back to Tennessee" and follows it with "Floating Down the Old Green River," both numbers getting over very big. For a ballad he is using "When I Leave the World Behind" and scoring with it in tremendous fashion. "Midnight Cakewalk Ball" and "Rosie, Don't Make No Theatre" finish his regular repertoire. His two encore numbers went over with a bang. The act is all songs with only the piano accompaniment. There is no time wasted for piano solos or other interruptions. Mr. Wohlman works real hard and is all over the stage with the result each number is followed by generous applause. Mr. White's playing of the accompaniments deserves a word of praise for the piano is there at all times, but still does not detract from the singer.
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Variety, 40:3 (09/17/1915)